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UMF Oxide Groups Reference

Glazy Traditional UMF Oxide Groups

R₂O Group: Na₂O, K₂O, Li₂O

RO Group: PbO, SrO, BaO, ZnO, CaO, MgO, MnO

R₂O₃ (Stabilizers) Group: Al₂O3 B₂O₃ (Special Case)

RO₂ (Glass-Formers) Group: SiO₂, ZrO₂, SnO₂, TiO₂

Other Oxides: FeO, Fe₂O₃, MnO₂, P₂O₅, F, CoO, Cr₂O₃, Cu₂O, CuO, NiO, V₂O₅, ZrO, HfO₂, Nb₂O₅, Ta₂O₅, MoO₃, WO₃, OsO₂, IrO₂, PtO₂, Ag₂O, Au₂O₃ , GeO₂, As₂O₃, Sb₂O₃, Bi₂O₃, SeO₂, La₂O₃, CeO₂, PrO₂, Pr₂O₃, Nd₂O₃, U₃O8, Sm₂O₃, Eu₂O₃, Tb₂O₃, Dy₂O₃, Ho₂O₃, Er₂O₃, Tm₂O₃, Yb₂O₃, Lu₂O₃

Glazy Extended UMF Oxide Groups

R₂O Group: Na₂O, K₂O, Li₂O, Bi₂O₃, CuO, SnO₂

RO Group: PbO, SrO, BaO, ZnO, CaO, MgO, MnO, Fe₂O₃, MnO₂, CoO

R₂O₃ (Stabilizers) Group: Al₂O₃, TiO₂, NiO

B₂O₃ (Special Case) RO₂ (Glass-Formers) Group: SiO₂, ZrO₂

Other Oxides: FeO, P₂O₅, F, Cr₂O₃, Cu₂O, V₂O₅, ZrO, HfO₂, Nb₂O₅, Ta₂O₅, MoO₃, WO₃, OsO₂, IrO₂, PtO₂, Ag₂O, Au₂O₃, GeO₂, As₂O₃, Sb₂O₃, SeO₂, La₂O₃, CeO₂, PrO₂, Pr₂O₃, Nd₂O₃, U₃O8, Sm₂O₃, Eu₂O₃, Tb₂O₃, Dy₂O₃, Ho₂O₃, Er₂O₃, Tm₂O₃, Yb₂O₃, Lu₂O₃

UMF Unity Oxides in Software

ProgramLi2ONa2OK2OMgOCaOSrOBaOZnOPbOFeOMnOCuOCoONiOP2O5Notes
Desktop InsightUnity oxides can possibly be changed?
Matrix


(as KNaO)


(as KNaO)

Unity oxides can be changed, including colorants and B2O3.

GlazeMaster??????
HyperGlaze

Unity oxides can be changed, including colorants and B2O3.

Matt Katz’s Spreadsheet
Glazy✅ ?✅ ?Unity oxides cannot be changed.

Oxides Used in Historical UMF Calculation

Daniel Rhodes “Clay and Glazes for the Potter”:

Daniel Rhodes "Clay and Glazes for the Potter"

Val Cushing’s Handbook:

Val Cushing's Handbook

Linda Arbuckle’s Glaze Calc Handout

Val Cushing's Handbook

Henrik Norsker, James Danisch: “Glazes for the Self-Reliant Potter”

Val Cushing's Handbook

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